Healing Isn’t a Test Result: What This TFN Client Meg O’Neill Learned About Mindset, Data, and Patience | Ep 391

If you’ve ever felt frustrated by how slow healing can be, or caught yourself searching for ONE answer that will finally explain everything, this episode is for you. Erin is sitting down with TFN client Meg O’Neill to explore what happened when she learned how patience, mindset, and functional testing work together over time.

Together, they unpack Meg’s client case, including recurring infections, acid reflux, blood sugar instability, and elevated liver markers – and why none of those symptoms told the full story on their own! Erin digs into why testing matters, what “under the hood” data can uncover about gut bacteria and gluten reactions, and how to stop missing root causes by assuming hormones are always the culprit.

Meg also shares the small, but meaningful changes that helped her build momentum on her health journey, including removing dairy and gluten.

In this episode:

• How Meg’s current season of life changed the kinds of health and work habits she was willing to sustain
• Why putting labels on your health (like blaming all your symptoms on perimenopause) can delay real answers
• How functional testing played a critical role in Meg’s care and helped move her beyond guessing or trial-and-error
• The data behind low Secretory IgA and low beneficial bacteria, and what it means when you’re constantly getting sick
• The small shifts Meg focused on to improve her energy and digestion without overhauling her entire life

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